Abstract

Menopause in an unavoidable event in women lives. Women during menopause experienced several symptoms of variable severity which affect their quality of life. Aim and objective: the Prevalence of Somatic symptoms,insomnia and Anxiety in post menopausal Women in Northern India. Material and methods:The frequency of menopausal symptoms was assessed from 300 women attending two primary health centres in Northern India. All subjects were evaluated with the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale, the somatization subscale of the Symptom Checklist 90- Revised (SCL-90-R), and the 7-item Insomnia Severity Index (ISI).Results: Mean age of participants was 53.95 ± 6.46. The most prevalent somatic menopausal symptoms among middle aged women in northern India were Joint and muscular disorder (76.67%) which was more among perimenopausal fallowed by postmenopausal women. Also, hot flushes were more common among perimenopousal fallowed by postmenopausal (80%, 46.67.3% correspondingly). On the other hand, 57.7% of postmenopausal women were complaining from physical and mental exhaustion. According to MRS somatic and psychological symptoms were more severe among perimenopausal women while urogenital symptoms were more severe among postmenopausal women. Menopausal symptoms were significantly more severe among illiterate women, working, widowed, paros, non-practicing exercise and previously smoker women.Conclusion and Menopausal symptoms were severe among perimenopausal and postmenopausal women in nothern India which was adversely affected their quality of life. Counseling health and social welfare services for postmenopausal women were required to be established.

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